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Writing Biography and Autobiography
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 156

Writing Biography and Autobiography

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: A&C Black

Many of us have wanted to write a life-storybut have been unsure how to set about it or how to bring such a project to completion. Whether you are planning to write about your own family or research the life of a famous historical figure, this book will assist, advise and encourage you. The author looks at all aspects of writing biography and autobiography, including: the reasons for biographical writing; choosing your subject; identifying your audience; research methods; organising the information; and writing up your material. There are also sections on legal issues, copyright and finding a publisher.

Cradle of the Scots
  • Language: en

Cradle of the Scots

Argyll - the enduring heartland, birthplace of the Scottish nation and renowned for its stunning natural beauty. This book is a celebration of the rich literary tradition of an area which has produced many of Scotland's finest writers. From Adomnan in the seventh century to Naomi Mitchison in the twentieth, this anthology also features writers as varied as Neil Munro, Robin Jenkins and, from the Gaelic tradition, Duncan Ban Macintyre and Iain Crichton Smith.

The Scottish Heather Book
  • Language: en

The Scottish Heather Book

The purple glow of heather-clad hillsides in summertime is one of Scotland’s best-known and most beautiful sights. This delightful treatise on the flower follows Scottish heather on a journey through its colorful history as an integral part of Scottish heritage, its deeply entrenched place in poetry and song, its significant role in the economy of the country, and its transformation from hillside beauty into a symbol of national pride and identity.

Writing Biography & Autobiography
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 156

Writing Biography & Autobiography

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Many of us have wanted to write a life-story but have been unsure how to set about it or how to bring such a project to completion. Whether you are planning to write about your own family or research the life of a famous historical figure, this book will assist, advise and encourage you.

Erchie
  • Language: en

Erchie

A worthy successor to the best-selling Para Handy. One hundred years after he first appeared in print, Erchie brilliantly displays Munro's gift for humour and characterization as well as providing a marvellous insight into the Scotland of the time. Erchie Macpherson, Glasgow waiter and Kirk Deacon, first appeared in the Glasgow Evening News in February 1902 - nearly three years before the appearance of the better-known Para Handy series. The Erchie stories were an instant success. In 1993 Brian Osborne and Ronald Armstrong produced for Birlinn an edition of the Erchie stories and included 52 stories that had appeared in the News between 1910 and 1926. None of them had ever previously appeare...

Scotland's Great Ships
  • Language: en

Scotland's Great Ships

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The Ingenious Mr. Bell
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 286

The Ingenious Mr. Bell

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The People's Army
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 284

The People's Army

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2009
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Based on contemporary archive materials and personal accounts, Brian Osborne examines the human story of the Home Guard in Scotland and the impact that this remarkable organization had on society and on those that became involved with it. The Home Guard, and its forerunner the Local Defence Volunteers, was genuinely a 'people's army' with its own ethos, character and political influence. At its peak nearly 2 million men were enrolled, trained and served without pay in their own time and, usually, after a full day's work at the civilian occupation. The Home Guard played a vital part in the defense of the country from 1940-1944, but despite its significance the story of the Home Guard in Scotland has never before been fully told - from Shetland to Galloway, Scottish Home Guardsmen fulfilled a wide range of roles far beyond the popular image of the 'Dad's Army' of general service infantry battalions. Horseback patrols in the Borders, armored trains, anti-aircraft gunners at factories throughout Scotland, anti-aircraft rocket batteries from Aberdeen to Greenock all saw the Home Guard actively engaged in the national struggle.

Jimmy Swan
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 212

Jimmy Swan

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Jimmy Swan, the enigmatic commercial traveller, is another comic character from the pen of Neil Munro. The result of Swan's experiences give an insight into life in the West of Scotland at the turn of the century, notes giving further explanation on cultural and geographical references.

Para Handy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 419

Para Handy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-07-20
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  • Publisher: Birlinn

Para Handy has been sailing his way into the affections of generations of Scots since he first weighed anchor in the pages of the Glasgow Evening News in 1905. The master mariner and his crew - Dougie the mate, Macphail the engineer, Sunny Jim and the Tar - all play their part in evoking the irresistible atmosphere of a bygone age when puffers sailed between West Highland ports and the great city of Glasgow. This definitive edition contains all three collections published in the author's lifetime, as well as those that were unpublished and a new story which was discovered in 2001. Extensive notes accompany each story, providing fascinating insights into colloquialisms, place-names and historical events. This volume also includes a wealth of contemporary photographs, depicting the harbours, steamers and puffers from the age of the Vital Spark.